WCWS Spotlight: There’s a Unifying Thread that Ties Together Several James Madison Players… Know What It Is? (Hint: Think Club!)!)

The shocking upset of #1 seed Oklahoma by unseeded James Madison yesterday on Day 1 of the Women’s College Worlds Series is the talk of the world…. well, certainly the sports world.

It was the “Lead” on ESPN yesterday’s SportsCenter and on the scrolling news and sports scores that ran all day underneath the action on the screen.

The 4-3 JMU win to start off the 2021 WCWS marked just the second time since seeding began in 2005 that a #1 seed lost to an unseeded team—the other was in 2008 when the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns shocked Florida.

Today, Dukes players like Thursday’s winning pitcher Odicci Alexander and big home run hitters Sara Jubas and Kate Gordon are household names to college softball fans, especially to those who love rooting for the underdog, but there’s a common tie-in that all three of these standouts have.

Odicci, seen here, is part of the “club:”

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙛 @JMUSoftball.

Redshirt senior @2seas__ is ready to guide her team to a National Championship in its first-ever #WCWS appearance. pic.twitter.com/KOMC1xXpJE

— NCAA Softball (@NCAAsoftball) June 3, 2021

So too are Sara (#4) and Katie (#17), seen here hitting their big homers:

Brought the bats to OKC. 💪#GoDukes pic.twitter.com/8mShrsyePt

— JMU Softball (@JMUSoftball) June 3, 2021

In fact, go through yesterday’s batting order for James Madison and you’ll find that six of the first seven in the lineup had one thing in common…

*** Continue below to learn what ties together many of the JMU standout players!

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